ESPN sideline reporter Erin Andrews really, really wants that Dancing With the Stars title. And Andrews, a Florida graduate, just may get her wish.

Erin Andrews showed drastic improvement throughout the season and beat both Dancing with the Stars favorite contenders Nicole Scherzinger and Olympic gold medalist Evan Lysacek in the first round of the dancing with the stars finale, the redemption dance.

Her redemption samba scored two perfect 10s and a 9. She did not fare as well on her freestyle dance with partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy, but may have just refueled the relationship rumors.

Maksim said in the taped interview that the freestyle dance represented his and Erin’s relationship. Consider their dance was a lyrical, contemporary dance on a couch and bed to Heart’s “Alone.” In case you don’t know the lyrics to the song, read below and draw your own conclusions.

So will Erin Andrews win? Or will Nicole or Evan take home the mirror ball?

Alone

I hear the ticking of the clock
I�m lying here the room�s pitch dark
I wonder where you are tonight
No answer on the telephone
And the night goes by so very slow
Oh I hope that it won�t end though
Alone

Till now I always got by on my own
I never really cared until I met you
And now it chills me to the bone
How do I get you alone
How do I get you alone

You don�t know how long I have wanted
To touch your lips and hold you tight
You don�t know how long I have waited
And I was going to tell you tonight
But the secret is still my own
And my love for you is still unknown
Alone

Till now I always got by on my own
I never really cared until I met you
And now it chills me to the bone
How do I get you alone
How do I get you alone
How do I get you alone
How do I get you alone
Alone, alone.

Last night, the Dancing with the Stars audience heard all the contestants’ childhood stories before each performed his and her final dance Monday night. Erin Andrews was insecure about being thin and tall as a youngster growing up in Tampa, she was thrust into the national spotlight of ESPN at 24-years-old and she brought on the water works about the stalking incident where a nude video of Erin Andrews was released.

Even if Erin Andrews didn’t perform well, I have a feeling her story would have put her in the Dancing with the Stars finals anyway. But Erin Andrews and Maksim Chmerkoskiy scored two 10s and a 9 for their paso doble for a combined score of 29. Erin Andrews scored a combined 27 for her Viennese Waltz earlier in the night.

Len Goodman wasn’t a big fan of Erin Andrews’ paso doble because it was a bit too new age for him. You know Len doesn’t like dancers messing with the classics.

Nicole Scherzinger and Evan Lysacek each scored perfect 10s in one of their dances and finished the night tied for first with a combined 59 out of 60. Chad Ochocinco is in last place with 52.